"Food Chain" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The sequence of transfers of matter and energy from organism to organism in the form of FOOD. Food chains intertwine locally into a food web because most organisms consume more than one type of animal or plant. PLANTS, which convert SOLAR ENERGY to food by PHOTOSYNTHESIS, are the primary food source. In a predator chain, a plant-eating animal is eaten by a larger animal. In a parasite chain, a smaller organism consumes part of a larger host and may itself be parasitized by smaller organisms. In a saprophytic chain, microorganisms live on dead organic matter.
| Descriptor ID |
D020387
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G16.500.275.157.250 N06.230.124.250
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| Concept/Terms |
Food Chain- Food Chain
- Chain, Food
- Chains, Food
- Food Chains
Saprophytic Chain- Saprophytic Chain
- Chain, Saprophytic
- Chains, Saprophytic
- Saprophytic Chains
Predator Chain- Predator Chain
- Chain, Predator
- Chains, Predator
- Predator Chains
Parasite Chain- Parasite Chain
- Chain, Parasite
- Chains, Parasite
- Parasite Chains
Food Web- Food Web
- Food Webs
- Web, Food
- Webs, Food
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2004 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2009 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2012 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2013 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2014 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2015 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2019 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Food Chain" by people in Profiles.
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Behaviour moderates the impacts of food-web structure on species coexistence. Ecol Lett. 2021 Feb; 24(2):298-309.
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Anthropogenic influences on primate antipredator behavior and implications for research and conservation. Am J Primatol. 2020 02; 82(2):e23087.
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Reduced tillage, but not organic matter input, increased nematode diversity and food web stability in European long-term field experiments. Mol Ecol. 2019 11; 28(22):4987-5005.
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Combined Effects of Natural Enemies and Competition for Resources on a Forest Defoliator: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis. Am Nat. 2019 12; 194(6):807-822.
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Predation risk influences food-web structure by constraining species diet choice. Ecol Lett. 2019 Nov; 22(11):1734-1745.
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Understanding the role of parasites in food webs using the group model. J Anim Ecol. 2018 05; 87(3):790-800.
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Climate drivers and animal host use determine kelp performance over decadal scales in the kelp Pleurophycus gardneri (Laminariales, Phaeophyceae). J Phycol. 2018 Feb; 54(1):1-11.
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Self-regulation and the stability of large ecological networks. Nat Ecol Evol. 2017 Dec; 1(12):1870-1875.
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Feasibility and coexistence of large ecological communities. Nat Commun. 2017 02 24; 8.
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Intraspecific leaf chemistry drives locally accelerated ecosystem function in aquatic and terrestrial communities. Ecology. 2016 Aug; 97(8):2125-2135.